Car-fender.



No. 824,541. PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

O. HAGER & T. D. FINIZIE.

CAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1906.

lN ENTOHS CHARLES AceR THoMQs D- Fl'uiz iE ATTORNE Ys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OAR-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 1906.

Application filed April 10. 1906. Serial No. 310,927-

York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Car-Fender, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is an improvement side fenders for street-railway cars, the same being attached to and pendent from. the body of a car and hanging outside of and parallel to the wheels, so as to practically inclose and prevent access to the space between the ends or platforms of the car. The tender is constructed in parts or sections which are arranged in allnement or end to end and supported in pendent normal position by arms or brackets that are rigidly attached to the body of the car, means being provided for looking or securing the fender-sections rigidly to the supports. Each fender-section is hinged to t 1e side or sill of the car and also divided len thwise, the two parallel portions thus formed bein hinged to ether, so that the fender is adapte to befol ed and raised to allow convenient access to the space beneath foldable and combination of the car for inspection or repair of the motor or other p ose.

The detai S of construction, arrangement, arts are as hereinafter described, reference eing had to the accomp anying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of a street-railway car provided with our improved fender attachment, one section or part thereof being shown pendent or in normal working position and the other folded and raised as required for access to the space beneath the car. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the inner side of one of the fender-sections. Fi 3 is a vertical transverse section of the fender-section in normal position attached to a carbody. Fig. 4 is a similar section, the fender being shown folded and raised as required for access to the space beneath the car. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the lower 'ortion of two alined fender-Sections, inc uding an arm or bracket by which they are supported and to which they are locked. Fig. 6 is a section illustrating a portion of the means by which the fender is locked or secured to the arms or, brackets pendent from the car-body.

A indicates a fender or a fender-section in the several views. The fender is attached to a car-body X by means of hinges 1, which are suitably bolted or otherwise secured to the lower edges of the body, so as to inclose the s ace between the platforms of the car.

In ot er words,the fender hangs normallypendent or vertical outside of and parallel to the car-wheels, the lower edge being but one or two inches from the street surface. For the sake of economy of manufacture and convenience in handling two or three'fenders or fender-sections A are employed, the same being arranged end to end, as will be understoo by reference to Fig. 1. Each tender or fender-sectionis divided centrally and longitudinall into two parts 2 and 3, which, as indicated in Figs. 3 and4, have inwardlyprojecting flanges 4, that are hinged together, the flanges abutting or being in contact when the fender hangs in normal position. The parts 2 and. 3 of the fender are preferably constructed of sheet-steel, and they may. be

economically struck up by means of dies. They are formed upon the arc of a circle of lar e radius, so that the fender as a whole is s ightly convex, the convex side being outward. In the normal position the tender is supported by means of rigid arms or brackets 5, whose upper ends project inward at a right angle and are bolted to the under side or sill of the car. Two of such arms or brackets 5 are located adjacent to the platforms of the car and a third one at the junction of the alined fender-sections, the same being made of such breadth that the adjacent ends of the sections overla it, as will be understood by reference to .ig. l. The outer sides or edges of the arms 5 are formed 11 on the same radius as the fender, so that w en the latter is lowered into working position, as indicated, (see Fig. 3,) the two conform to each other or fit together.

We employ means for locking the tender or securing it iigidl y to the pendent arms or brackets 5', and 101' this purpose We preferably employ devices which are fully illustrated in Figs. 2, 5, and 6. Two rods or extended bolts 6 are arranged in keepers 7 on the inner side of the lower section 3 of the tender, and their inner ends are connected by links 8 with a rotatable hub 9, the latter being journaled in the fender-section 3, as

the inner keeper 7 a spiral sp'rin 11 is interposed, the sameenclrcling the olt or rod. The said springs tend to force the rods 6 outward, as indicated in Fig. 2, so that they may be held engaged with the arms or brackets 5, which are provided with the sockets 12 to receive them. (See Fig. 4.) It will be understood that the springs 11 hold the rods 6 normally projected beyond the edges of the fender-section 3; but u on rotating the hub 9 in the direction of t e arrow, Fig. 2, the rods will be retracted against the tension of the springs 11, and thus the fender will be released from engagement with the arms or brackets 5 and may then be folded on the central hinge 4 and turned on the u per hinge 4 (see Fig. 3) and raised to the orizontal position, as indicated in Fig. 4, in which position it may be temporar l supported by means of bars 13, that side in reepers 14, attached to the under side of the car-body X. This adaptation of the fender or fendensections to be 'folded and raised allows convenient access-to the s ace beneath the car, as may be required for lubrication of the axles or for inspection or re air of the motor or for other purposes inci ent to practical use of street-cars.

it will be seen that in the endent osition (indicated at the right in ldig. i an also in Fig. 3) our improved fender constitutes a practical closure to the entire side space between the platforms of a car, so that danger of accident by a person falling or otherwise passing beneath a car while in motion is complete] avoided. The fenders likewise serve as r net-guards to a greater or lesser:- tent and constitute a practical ornamental appendage to a car.

What we claim is- 1. A car provided with a side fender which is hinged to the body thereof and hangs normal] r pendent outside of the wheels, an arm PGDC ent from the car, the fender being in contact therewith, and means for securing the fender to said arm, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a car having seam].

pendent arms or brackets arranged along its sides, of side fenders which are sup orted in contact with the outer sides of the brackets, and means for securing them detachably to the latter, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the car-body havin pendent ri id arms or brackets arrange along its sir es exterior to the wheels, of fenders which are hinged to the bod of the car, the same bein adapted to be lbwered into contact wit the brackets, and means for locking them to the brackets, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the car-body, of fenders which are hinged to the same and hang outside the wheels and are made in tWo' longitudinal parts adapted to fold on each other, and rigid arms or brackets which are pendent from the car and so arranged that the ends of the fenders rest in contact therewith, and devices attached to the lower fender-section. or foldable part and ada ted to engage the brackets detachably for olding them in the normal position, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the car-body, of a tender hinged thereto and hanging normally outside of the wheels, rigid arms or brackets attached to and pendent from the carbody, the fenders bearing normally on the same, and means for looking or securing the fender to the brackets, the same consisting of rods which are slidable in keepers attached to the fender, and a rotatable hub which is operatively connected with the inner ends of the rods, and springs for holding the rods normally extended or in locking posi tion, substantially as described.

6. The improved side fender for cars, comprising two longitudinal sections, each formed of sheet metal, and hinged together at their meeting edges, substantially as described.

CHARLES HAGER. THOMAS -D. FINIZIE. Witnesses:

SOLON C. KEMON, AMos W. HART. 

